Month: May 2016

“To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.” ― Lao Tzu All secrets are spoken within the heart, conversations that open the world within to be seen by all. We talk because we wish to know life. I wish to know the […]

“If a man cannot understand the beauty of life, it is probably because life never understood the beauty in him.” ― Criss Jami, Killosophy I walk into the woods with myself, but I do not go in truly alone. I’m am with everything, as everything is with me always. In these woods I affirm my […]

“Become the love you wish to give to the world.” ~My Thoughts It resides within. Loving all without knowing them, listening to all things without hearing them. It pervades us, often eluding our present awareness. It exists beyond the space where we place our conscious thought. It lives in the most divine space, lofting among […]

“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more […]

“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.” ― Lao Tzu The life of a seed is one that begs to be noticed. We often overlook this, as we see just a simple existence, basic, unadorned and not given to much contemplation. But the seed is the beginning of transformation. Within […]

“We are all important parts of a much larger system, pieces of the universe’s puzzle that would not be complete without us.” ― Russell Eric Dobda I would present the argument that everyone at some point in their lives has seen, worked on or at least know what a jigsaw puzzle is. At the very […]

Originally posted on Artful Words: “If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.” ― Anatole France Being an artist is hard work. All artists know this to be true, and whether or not you’re actively selling your work, the process is at times a lengthy and complex one. But this process…